JAMB - Government (1982)
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the right of qualified adults to vote
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In the Parliamentary System of government executive powers are vested in
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In a federal system, powers that are allocated to both Central and State governments are called
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In a democracy, political power is exercised by
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The purpose of registration before elections is to
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Guard against frud at elections
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In a parliamentary system of government the head of government is usually
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In the presidential system in Nigeria the Chief Executive remains in office for
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The idea of democracy as a system of government was inherited from
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We say that a constitution is rigid if
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the process of changing it is too cumbersome
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All of the following term is different from the others?
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Anonymity of the civil servant means that civil servants must
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not receive the credit or blame for any good or bad policy
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A court order directing a detainee to be brought to court is called
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To say that a country has a multi-party system means that
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the constitution recognizes more than one party
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Pressure groups are important because they
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represent groups who may otherwise be ignored
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A constituency is the same as
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In the British parliamentary system, if parliament passes a vote of no confidence on the government, the Prime Minister
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and his cabinet may feel obliged to resign
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Which of these is NOT a method of election?
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An unwritten constitution is the one where
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the whole constitution is not contained in any one document
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A body of people and institutions that make and enforce laws for a particular society is called
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basic rules for conducting the affairs of any organization
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The idea of putting everyone under two levels of government at the same time is called
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One of the fundamental features of capitalism is
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that the major factors of production are privately owned
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A Federal system of government is the one in which
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power is shared between the central and state governments
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The membership of pressure groups is limited because they
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pursue specific andd narrow objectives
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promote the unity and solidarity of African states
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Under the present local government system in Nigeria, local councils get the bulk their finances from
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The United Nations Organization was founded to
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Before it became effective, the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was finally approved by
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the Supreme Military Council
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Bye-laws are usually made and enforced by
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One of the earliest political institutions set up in the colonial period to allow for local participation in politics was the
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The organization of African Unty was set up in
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The Nigeria 1979 Constitution gives the right to vote to
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all Nigerians of eighteen years and above
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The Nigeria 1981 Revenue Allocation Act entitled the local governments to?
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The Nigeria Federal Legislature is
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Ghana was led into independence by
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Which of the following was the last Constitution formulated for Nigeria without Nigeria participation?
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The Richards (1946) Constitution
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Which of the parties listed below was founded by Herbert Macaulay in 1923?
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The Nigerian National Democratic Party
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In which of the following institutions does the 1979 Constitution of Nigerian provide for the representation of traditional rulers?
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The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of
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Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS?
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Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct
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Local government elections
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The body whose responsibility it is to recruit the senior staff of local government councils in Nigeria is the
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Public Service Commission
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The Richards Constitution in Nigeria provided for the
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unofficial majority in the Legislative Council
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Which of following countries operates a single party system?
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The main function of the Legislative Council in British Colonial West Africa was to
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advise the Governor on policy
